St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 29, 1923

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the Big 10000 WANT AD OFFERS Better Homes, Better Help, Better Automodiies ——— b cae : Better Investments in : Sunday Post-Dispatch Want Directory SY Pyol. 7 76, NO. 21. ~ = 2S Se BERLIN ORDE THAT STOPPE ELIVERIES IN MIND REVOKED | Official Announcement Made in German Capital of ‘A> ynulment of Ordinance of Jan. 13, Which Suspended Reparations Installments to France and Belgium. a m (Copyright, 19235 . a ONS-i12.4-785 *NO, MY DARLI He CAT 7, SHOVED IT’ 3 VUNbeR Me | WITTE) I wasefr LOOKIAG . DUESSELDORFF POLICE STATION ATTACKED Residents of Berlin and Mu- nich Flee to Vienna in Fear of Armed Crash — Militarists Gain Recruits Rapidly. ty the Associaied Press BERLIN, Sept. 29.—1t was official- ly anpounced today that the ordi- of Jan. 13, suspending deliv- eies in kind on reparations to Trance and Belgium, had been an- nulled. Mark Reg. U.S. Phatent Office.) Eht, 1923, by &. C. Fisher. By the Associated Press DLESSEL DORE Sept. 29.—Riot- s suburb of this city last night. The trouble started with an attack Dy men believed to be Separatist sym- Ppathizers on a stnall police substa- tion Reinforcements drowe off the Stiacking party, several members ol which were severely wounded. The substation was guarded at the time by only six green policemen. Several shots were fired at the of- ficers and the rioters were about -o disarm the police and take posses- gion of the station when § the rein- feorcements came up and dispersed the attacking force, which numbered everal score. It is not known Whether any of the party was C onde (TED AIS: The incident has excited appre- fension over what may appen to- isi bd WLU | » -@tists gather here for a mass dem- onstration The German city au- thorities are bending their efforts to make it what they cal a “dead” > | Sunday, with the intention of avert- | ing collisions with the Séparatists A iiiemation placarded this mo-n- é ~ * - e ing orde.s the suspension of al street traffic throughout the day to- morrow The proclamatio says that any) person seen in the streets, even on foot. after 1 o'clock in the afternoon, will be considered a separatist and Cen “a traitor to the German: republic.’ 7 All children of school age are. or- dered off the streets for the entire . 1 day, and restaurants, motion pic- ture houses and other places of pub- until J o'clock in the evening. The idea of the proclamation is to leave the separatists entirely t» themselves. The proclamation is signed not only by the citv government, but by the heads of all the trades Unions and the political parties with ih exception of the communists, who ictive defense program The city has refused to grant the mxjuest of the separatists for the use of the largest hall in the town for ir meeting A report is in circulation that the separatists are planning to make their meeting an oOpen-ar’ affair, holding tt along the banks of the Rhine Allies Open MNecruiting Office in Mayence for Rail Workers. By the Aeeariated Press MAYENCE, Sept. 29.~—The Fran- %-Belgian autherties. operating the “ilroadse in the Rhineland and the Ruhr. epened a recruiting office here Lads \ with the object of engaging 34 bon German railroad men for hese lines All the men engage? “il be obliged to take the oath to er the allied civil and military au- thorities MEN FLOCKING TO BARRACKS OF REICHSWEHR By ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT. Bertin Correspondent of the New York World and the Post- re nage-2! " fhe. THER. bs he * al Pul'tzer Publish ne (na t Pee ee oY "York World Post -Oispatch. BE RL) N. Sept. 29.——Republicans Socialists are becoming doubtfal (Copyright, 1928.) EVERY BOOY 1D HERE — _ Centinerd on Page 3, Column =. ing lasting several hours occurred in .morrow when the Rhineland separ-' lie gatherings must remain closed | ire etill firm in their decision for an | ™ ST. LOUIS 2 The Only Evening Aaya in St. Louis With the Associated Press News Service. Le? =. oe sn ST. LOUIS, S SAT URDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, a — —— —— —_——_ - --—— ee = iii". ——— WINE FOR FARM, NO BEER FOR CITY, BRINGS PROTEST, Congressman, Alleging Discrim- ination, Wants a Ruling Fermented Fruit Juices. ) the Associated res BALTIMORE, M4., Sept. 29. In an effort to obtain from prohibi- lion authorities a ruling on the Ii: gality of the manufacture of fer- mented fruit juices, with an alco- har pes content of more than one-haif ne per cent, Representative John P hi ii p Hill of Marvland has ad dressed to the Governor of each State the following letter: “You will note from the attached correspondence that the Feder! prohibition commissioner has ruled that there is one definition to the word ‘intoxication’ as used in the Volstead act for the farmers an! ,*% another definition tor all others ‘l cannot conceive that this is th: case, but if it is, at your impending conference on prohibition vou doubtiess will take up the question of correcting such inequality. The letters were accompanied bd) Representative Hill's communication to Prohibition Commissioner Haynes referring to test at the Hill home here, when fermented grape juice said to have shown 12.64 per cent of alcohol and calling attention 19 the ruling of the commissioner that 12 per cent of homemade wine is legal, while 1% per cent beer is beer Hill contends there is thus a dis- crimifiation against the city man Commissioner Haynes has announce: he will refer the controversy over Hill's winemakime experiments to A‘t- torneyv-Genera!]l Daugherty for “a ruling. . ee J, E, DYCHE |S APPOINTED DRY AGENT AT KANSAS CITY Warden of Atlanta Federal Peniten- tiary Named for Divisional eneuariees DBD: e Associa | Press Ww ASHINGTON. Sept. 29.—Prohi- bition Commissioner Haynes toda) ‘announced the appointment of J. E. Dyche, now Warden of the Atlanta ‘Federal Penitentiary. as Prohibition Agent at Kansas City. Mo., division- al headquarters. A A DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS Cities Using It to Return to Stand- ard at 2 A. M. Tomorrow. = 1e Lesociated Presse NEW YORK Sept 2 Niore than 250 cities and towns in Ne York and several Eastern States that on April 29 set thei! clocks forward one hour to save daylight during the summer, will return te standard time at 2 a. m. tomorrow New York and New Jersey were the principal States 1 the E time zone in which, under local or- dinances, the, daylight savine scheme was put into effect. The ac- tion affected all large cities and commuting vicinities. Massachusetts has a davlight saving statute, while about 50 cities in other New En- gland States observed . the changé in the clock either by local ordi- nance or common consent 70 IRISH WOMEN RELEASED Free State Frees Group of Repub- lican Prisoners. By the Associated Press DUBLIN, Sept. °9 —Seventy iwomen, Republican prisoners, were released by the Free State authori- ties vesterday. ——____— PARTLY GLOUDY. NOT MUCH CHANGE iN TEMPERATURE THE TEMPERATURES 71 ] : ; j » a TT ‘= os r" 71 @ ; . ‘Ff ’ a ' — — & 6 RO) 4a.n 77 Alea. &@ ie 83 > a. ™ “a 1° noon. Bes " FA TY HY 3 tT 7? : , ’ a ov ; 6 Ti ' Highest yvesterday, 5 at - 15 p m.. lowest. 69 at-6 a. m Official fore- UROPE SAYS cast for St. WE'RE BLIND». Louis and vicin- BUT WE CAN SEAPLANE itr: Partly Gloudy weather tonight and to. Morrow ; not much chance in temperature. Missouri Partiv overcast tonight and to morrow; pos- cibly local thun erstorms in north portion; cooler in north- west portion to- night Lllin >is Part overcast ToO- night ind toO- morrow prob- ably sho ere in north portion: not much ohange in temperature Stage of the river at 7 a. m., 6.5 feet. a rise of ‘{ of a foot Week's Weather Outlook. Rey the Aeociated Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 W eat er outiook for the week beginning Vioendat Mississippi and iower Mis- souri Valles Generally fair but showers probable at beginning; nor- mal temperature Made the Longest Flight to International Air Meeting Here HUSBAND LONELY FIGURE AT BURIAL UF MRS. WEBB Whispers of Suspicions That | Wealthy New York Wom- an Was Poisoned Heard Among Her Relatives. ‘CONTEST THREATENED IF-HE CLAIMS ESTATE Police Searching.the City to Determine Who Bought the Drug Alleged to Have Been Used. by a Special Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. ‘Copyrighi.. 19°73 NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—In the most fashionable set of Madison ave2- nue, within a stone’s throw of the home of J. Pierpont Morgan, there “Was conducted today the funeral services of Mrs. Gertrude Gorman Webb, whose death at the exclusiv< West Chester-@iltmore Country Club on Tuesday last, left her young hus-|! . band, Charles Webb, the legatee 9o an estate worth more than 2,000, OOO The husband eerie a peer man up to the time of the marriaz last November. was a lon el; faciaaes at the funeral today. Around him were a host of the dead woman's blood relatives and on their lips wers« the whispered suspicions that Mrs. Webb had been poisoned. There were also open threats that the fil ‘ing of any late will making the hus- band the sole beneficiary of the estate, would be bitterly contested | and opposed by a will made by Mrs. Webb before her marriage. distrib- uting her fortune among her rela- Tives The case has held New York spell- bound for 48 hours and today there are conflicting reports as to the rx sult of an autopsy held on the bod) It is declared that one toxicologist to have found traces of u corrorive substance in the viscer.3 ‘ : ’ _ Officials state it would be ten days before a final report can be made Friends of voung Webb assert that one of the examining physicians ha reported r trace of any metalli poisoning was discovered Acute Kidney Trouble Indicated. On the other hand there was e’ ery indication that Mrs. Webb had died of acute kidney trouple This ailment was discovered ome au udiavs az q since that tirn a ‘he wealthy woman of 406, who looked at least 10 ears younger and Aas exceptionally handsome, had been ir the hands of specialists She was told some time ago that she had but a few weeks to live With her hus- band she took rooms at the Countr} Club and there spent her last days. It was when her blood relatives were summoned to her bedside re- ports of foul play began to be cir- culated. Some of these relatives openly state their suspicions that a slow poison, probably a mercurial one, was being administered. Wil- Cc. Hunter of Devon, Pa., an le of Mrs. Webb. was and still ic The most outspoken of the rela- 2 who believes her death was ot entirelft due to natural causes They were antagonistic to the girls : age es marriage with Webb, as was her mother. now dead, and sa \ that Webb had to wait something like 10 vears fo (%% rtrude to S23 a < aa: was not until after her mother died that Webb won his Suit. Refore this. however, he had been taken more or less into the family confi- ence and had assisted Mrs. Gor- ; Ali os man m ine nandiing oi ner prop The Coroner of Westchester Cou! ty where Mrs. Webb died. does not believe any poison was administered The attending physician, however, refused to issue a certificate of deat! from natural causes until an autopsy) could be held The friends of young Webb sav this was because his wife's relatives had filled the doctor's mind with suspicion They also say ahe autopsy was.performed with the consent of the uncle and aunt, but without consulting the husband. The relatives make the further claim that Webb would not come into his wife's room when they told him she. “was breathing het last She was un maecious at the iIne¢ Attorney's dashebees Visit. The authorities of New York Cit, have heen brought into the case the mysterious visit of a mrominent attorney to the District Attorney's office several days awo This attorner told the authorities Mrs. Webb was dvine at the Wes heater-Biltmore Country Club un- der what he believed to be suepict- ‘ nroug! (entineed en Page 4. Cvlemp 1. LILt TS. HORACE D. PALMER AND FORD ©. NEW RECORDS SET BY SANTO DOMINGO FLYER French Repopulation on _ Bachelors - Faure WOMAN SLIDES DOWN DRAIN PIPE IN FLIGHT FROM DEPUTY | Mrs. Lillian Massey Under sentenca to Federal Prison MARY GARDEN BALKS AT “ZAZA” Learn the Play. — eee . . 4 the coming season's list, Wagner's “Die as given for the change in the pro- FORD T0 BUILD ‘BUILD LAKE STEAMERS Motor Works SE Contracts for Be. of 600-Foot Clas. Ford Motor works will be in the lake transportation The price was not an- Cont wucd ow lazer %. (elteme *&. a _ ee _—— — + — - — - - — ae 2 ee - SS ~ ~ = eee ees - 1923—16 PAGES. ee - - — a a ee coats -- — a ee REORGANIZATION OF UNITED RAILWAYS A A CC te RE eins — . " —< ——— ST. LOUIS FIELD OPENED 10 PUBLIC: PLANES ON DISPLAY Preparations Made So That There Will Be Little Like- lihood of Traffic Jams on the Road. TOMORROW ALSO A DAY OF EXHIBITION Combat Squadron Arrives From Kelly Field — Gen. Patrick Pleased With Course After Trial Flight. St. Louis Field. at Bridgeton, pro- nounced by Army, Navy and civilian airmen as one of the largest and best equipped commercial air termi- nals in the United States and which prepares St. Louis for any develop nent in aerial transportation to! many years to come, Was opened to the public at 11 a. m. today for an exhibition of the cratt and pilots en- tered Mm the races to be held there Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Nothing has been left undone or is wanting as to the field and its eq uip- ment, and the premier aces of the 4;my and Navy have found the sur- rceunding terrain well adapted to the great speed contests that will be de- cided there next week Traffie and other preparations to handie an enormous crowd have been made along the roads.and in the con- course for spectators within the field, nd one now may go there with rea- t , : , sonable expectation of arriving and getting away without being caught in a traffic \jan Tomorrow Day of Exhibition. Tomorrow will. also be & day of . . exhibitio } fer the pubiic, and spec- , Lators Vill have an opportunity to get close-up views of ihe racing pilots and their machines and inti mate views of the Army and Nav‘ Organizations as they function mm!’ preparatior for what has been terined the greatest assembliv of rac. ing aircraft at a public exhibition in A squadron of De Haviland com- bat planes from Kelly Fiekl, Texas. arrived at Scott Field this afternoon and are expected ro fly over to Pridgeton late in the day At noon the moverent of spectators to St. Louis Field increased and several thousand persons were on hand. The ir above the field is Kept well etirred thr pr opellors a’ Various pilots | ake their ships aloft for a trial Arms officials decided ts move a number of planes from the hangars |’ nd line them along the fence sepa- rating spectators fron the landing ourse so that the public 1 ay inspect them at close range witheut inter- fering with mechanicians at the han- cars The S.ulvihill trophy contest fof | model airplanes, in which there are "4 entries is being held this afternoor The planes in this con- text were made be toys r) differs nt parts of the United States and are relensed Dy nand In addition to thie tropnh: whien is alued at $6000. ‘ ish prizes amounting to $300 Will bee river Planes Given Ground Trials«. nMianes entered i? The Pulitzer race were given ground trials this morn img atl d ‘ the field is deemed to he (entinued on Pace 3. Column +4. Room Renting Co-operation That ; Benefits Everybody Renting rooms——whether on a large or email scale—ié@ @ Husiness that reaquires® con- stant attention Occupied roome mean profit. Empty rooms mean loss Those who are the most ®u‘ eseful advertise in the Poet- Dispatch regularly and ex- clusivelys For the Poest-Dis natch is the long estab!) ished “Room Renting Directory” of S¢. Loule which furnishes nformation es) those who 4 want roome or roome with Oona rd 7 Th one ; nea Tre th of reoma, look here for a iorntron nn which they would prefer te ve In this way the Post-Dis- patch renders both adverti«- ers and readers a service if veu want to participate in the her ot? s of this “Reom Renting Directory” write ur ad and give it to lo ur Druggqist or The Post-Dispatch Olive 6600 or Central 6600 Ne ee ee ‘\ PRICE 2CENTS — ee en ~ ee ene = - _ ~ ee ee ne eS re | te eee JUDGE FARIS DENIES APPLICATION FOR Tht . § EXTENSIUN OF BONDS OKLAHOMA MAY VOTE ON SESSION FOR IMPEACHMENT Dismisses Appeal of Gov- ernor for Rehearing of De-| Action Likely to Be Insti- tuted by the Holders of Suburban Bonds for Fore- closure When Their Secur- Fall Due AMOUNT INVOLVED ABOUT $10,700,000 Judge Asserts the Four “nd a Half Years Company Has Been in Receivership Gave Ample Time for Vol- untary Action. cision Permitting Initiated Bill to Go on Ballot Tues- day—Last Obstacle Leorgagiagtion of the United Rafl- receivershig/ for 4% years, Virtuallyawill be forced imme- decision handed by Federal Judge fPar- the application W ells for extensions of §4,-. 260,000 in three underlying bond is- sues, and $6,500,000 in two bona s- sues 6 the Suburban lin en a e diately through denied an application of. of his appeal from a decision of — ee ee — - Tuesday on an aie! brag the reorganization and of the receivership. In handing down the decision the | Judge stated he was cognizant of submission of the ques. wey bring about a defa’' lt om the was pointed out turing in 1934. Judge's View oKSituation. “The foreclosures and — oe way for such action having been left a oompany will be able denied an application for a writ} of mandamus. to compel the election) board to put the question on the bal- receiver for the extensions has been opposed by the the suburban lines, who have urged immediate steps ta | rd reorganization of the compa ead of pradleonging the receiver- ship by extension of the obligations. The underlying Lezal Opinion Soug)it Attorneyv-Cenerail —s put the question on the were sought were the Lindell Rafl- arose simultane- | the Suburban bondholders, '| declared in a hearing yesterday that the bondholders would foreclose tf the extensions were granted. Alternate Proposal Kejected. in denying the application for the extension Judge Faris also rejected the alternative proposed by the re- issuing receiver's certifi- pr nted locally in cates in sufficient amount to take up the bond issues when they matures “The ‘questions “are whether the recety- which hae been here for for ‘and a half years, should not be tefe minated: and whether the re ‘bondholders should use the vernacular, ‘The four f‘urtises navy racing | appointee of Gov May Permit Ses#len. Campbell Russell ‘to stew in nian taking 4 per cent while others more favored are able to get initiative petition, , ’ month to month and year to year, st ecutive’s attempt to keep the meas-(§ per cent or better. ‘ ie unthinkable,” he continued. “Thir case has been here long enough. and the facts, as thex sow present them court, induces me reach the conclusion that I predicted that the latter proceedings | net to order these extensions. “Concerning the issuance of addi- | tiopal receiver's certificates——there’ The way thus would be cleared for | are germ receiver's certificates et immediate session of the majori-: | members of the House who gath-. Wednesday to inquire into inetituted by g majority of the House convene with- | the Governor, it was selves to the withdrawn if the preposal should be voted upon and passed. Thie denial of authority te leaum certificates does not affect an order When they previously iseued by the court en- Bate Capito! | abling the receiver to tissue 84. military authorities under orders 000 in receiver's certificates to from the Govgrnor, the House mem-| up ones maturing scon. bere applied for an injunction in Dis-) Court here to prevent further heir meetings by A hearing on used his official powers were diepersed a' The Judge declares it was an |‘ dieputable fact that it would be just to require the holders of Suburban bonds to walt while interference with the National Guar the application is set the election lx to! more fevered are receiving.” He declared 4% years wae when treepe. af clent time te effect (eoutinecd es Page 3. Celume 7. the State felt